Bluefish blank Skeeters, 3-0

Updated 12:50 am, Wednesday, September 4, 2013

BRIDGEPORT -- Four Bridgeport Bluefish pitchers combined to throw a three-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters on Tuesday night at Harbor Yard.

Starter Trevor Reckling (4-4) earned the win, allowing two hits and striking out three in six innings of work. Jesse English and Emiliano Fruto didn't allow a hit in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively, before Winston Abreu closed out the game for his seventh save of the season, allowing one hit and striking out one in the ninth.

Stantrel Smith and Brandon Chaves each drove in one run in the second inning for the Bluefish and Luis Lopez added a solo home run in the third.

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Michael Nix (7-2) took the loss for the Skeeters, allowing six hits and three runs in six innings of work. Jeff Dominguez had two of Sugar Land's three hits.

The two teams play the middle game of a three-game series tonight at 7:05 p.m. According to a tweet from Bluefish general manager Ken Shepard, rumors have it that Roger Clemens will pitch batting practice for the Skeeters.